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Engaging Students Engaging Students Using Twitter Amanda J. Rockinson‐Szapkiw. Justin M Tucker Justin M. Tucker School of Education Liberty Universit y
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Engaging Students Engaging Students Using Twitter
Amanda J. Rockinson‐Szapkiw.Justin M TuckerJustin M. Tucker
School of EducationLiberty University
About Us • Amanda J. Rockinson‐Szapkiw
Ed ti B S i El t Ed M A i– Education: B.S. in Elementary Ed.; M.A. in Community Counseling; Ed.D. in Distance Education C t P iti Ch i f D t l R h d– Current Position: Chair of Doctoral Research and Assistant Professor, Educational Technology and School Counseling at Liberty University
• Justin Tucker – Education: B.S. History Education – Current School: Bedford Middle School
About You About You
What is your role?
About You About You
Have you used Twitter?
About You About You
How have you used Twitter?
Twitter Via SMSTwitter Via SMS• Send a text message to your Twitter shortcode (40404 in the U S ) ith th d 'START'U.S.) with the word 'START'
• Twitter will send you a reply ; Send 'SIGNUP'.• Twitter will ask you to pick a username. Your username must be unique and less than 15 characters Reply with the usernamebe unique and less than 15 characters. Reply with the username you want.
• You will get a confirmation message when you pick a unique username.username.
• Choose a password. • You're all set! Send a message and it will post as your first Tweet.
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OverviewOverview
Technology vs. Teacher: The Engagement ProblemTwitter :Definition and UsesTwitter :Definition and Uses
The Basics of TwitterUsing Twitter As a Tool For EngagementUsing Twitter As a Tool For Engagement
Why Use Twitter?
Technology vs. Teacher: The E P blEngagement Problem
Technology vs. Teacher Technology vs. Teacher
• Over 190 million Twitter users tweeting around 65 million gtimes per day (Costolo, 2010).
• Over 50% of American teens have a Faceboook Profile• Over 50% of American teens have a Faceboook Profile (Nielsen, 2009).
• Over 70% of teenagers in the U.S. own and operate a cell phone (Pew, 2009).
• Texting is identified as the chief use of a mobile communication device among teenagers (Pew, 2009).
Technology vs. TeacherTechnology vs. Teacher
Technology vs. gyTeacher : Distracter ?
Technology and Teacher : Enhancer ?Teacher : Enhancer ?
Technology vs. Teacher Technology vs. Teacher
“American social studies classes have been consistently criticized for failing to achieveconsistently criticized for failing to achieve crucial educational purposes, such as developing students’ higher level thinkingdeveloping students higher‐level thinking and understanding and engagement with history” (Wilson 2001)history (Wilson 2001)
Technology vs. Teacher Technology vs. Teacher
Can technology be usedCan technology be used to address this problem?
Technology vs. Teacher Technology vs. Teacher
" [ l d ] b"It [multimedia] can be a valuable tool but it's not avaluable tool, but it s not a panacea. It depends on how it's being used and to what end“ ‐ Pasnikwhat end. ‐ Pasnik
T i D fi i i d UTwitter: Definition and Uses
Twitter: Definition Twitter: Definition
• Real‐time information networkReal time information network
• Small bursts of information called “Tweets.”Small bursts of information called Tweets.
• 140 characters in length which can contain140 characters in length which can contain links to photos, videos, and other media content
• An open conversationp
Twitter: UsesTwitter: Uses
• Gain InformationGain Information
h f• Share Information
• Professional Connectivity
Twitter: UsesTwitter: Uses
• EnhanceEnhance • Engage• Fascinate…Fit into your students existing habits and
dsurrounding• Save and Extend Class Time
Twitter Uses: Some Limitations Twitter Uses: Some Limitations
• Only higher schoolers and beyond can legally use Twitterbeyond can legally use Twitter.
• Students may chose to ignore set boundariesset boundaries.
• Students may ignore suggested safety precautionssafety precautions
Th B i f T iThe Basics of Twitter
Twitter: The Main Page Twitter: The Main Page
• It’s a simple pageIt s a simple page– Sign In or Up
Twitter: Some Basic Rules Before You Sign up
• Posts are visible to all• You are liable with your post
Using Twitter : 6 Set Up Steps Using Twitter : 6 Set Up Steps
Navigate to www. twitter.com to create an account.
Create one account for all your classes (i.e. wwwtwittercom/MrTUSHistory) or create individual accounts forwww.twitter.com/MrT.USHistory) or create individual accounts for each class (i.e. www.twitter.com/MrT.USHistory1)**Username is what your students will use to follow you
Visit your account settings . Consider changing profile to “Protect My Tweets.”
Using Twitter: 6 Set Up Steps Using Twitter: 6 Set Up Steps
4. Encourage those students who do not already have Twitter account to create one.
5. Communicate to students the URL for the class Twitter account and ask them to follow the class account.
6. Once students have followed the class account, log in and follow their accounts. Make sure they approve the class account as a follower.approve the class account as a follower.
Using Twitter: Key TermsUsing Twitter: Key Terms
What is a Twitterer ?
Using Twitter: Key TermsUsing Twitter: Key Terms• Tweet
(verb) Tweet tweeting tweeted The act of posting a message often called– (verb) Tweet, tweeting, tweeted. The act of posting a message, often called a "Tweet", on Twitter.
– (noun) A message posted via Twitter containing 140 characters or fewer.• Tweeter
– An account holder on Twitter who posts and reads Tweets. Also known as Twitterers.
• TwitterAn information network made up of 140 character messages– An information network made up of 140‐character messages from all over the world.
• Twitterer– An account holder on Twitter who posts and reads Tweets.An account holder on Twitter who posts and reads Tweets.
• Follow – to subscribe to someone’s Tweets or updates on the site
Using Twitter: Key TermsUsing Twitter: Key Terms• @
– used to call out usernames in Tweets. When a username is preceded by the @ sign, it becomes a link to a Twitter profile.
• MentionMention– Mentioning another user by including the @ sign followed directly by their username
• @Replyp y– A reply is any update posted by clicking the "Reply" button on a Tweet. People say lots of things on Twitter and sometimes you want to say something back. Your reply will always begin with @username. It will show up in yourwill always begin with @username. It will show up in your @Mentions tab on your homepage.
• Hashtag– The # symbol is used to mark keywords or topics in a TTweet
Using Twitter as a Tool for Engagement: Meaningful Posts
What should I post?
Using Twitter as a Tool for Engagement: Meaningful Posts
• Noteworthy articles blogs or wiki• Noteworthy articles , blogs, or wiki • New tools (e.g. eXe)
U d t i d f t d• Updates or reminders for parents and studentsCl l• Class samples
• Video or audio presentations (e.g. exam i i i t i t )reviews, overviews, interviews, etc.)
• Personal note
Using Twitter as a Tool for Engagement: Meaningful Posts
Twitter Time : Let’s Post aTwitter Time : Let s Post a Meaningful Post
Using Twitter as a Tool for Engagement: Meaningful Posts
• To add Audio or Video – Chirbit
• To shorten a URL– bit.ly (https://bitly.com/) – tinyurl (http://tinyurl.com/)
Using Twitter as a Tool for Engagement: Meaningful Engagement: Meaningful
Interaction
How can I encourage student i i ?interaction?
Wh I k h ?What can I ask them to post?
Using Twitter as a Tool for f lEngagement: Meaningful Interaction
To prepare – Post a question– To prepare students for a class discussion
Post a question– Post image, reading,
URL, or video with – To extend a class
discussion
,several questions.
– Ask students to post – To check for
understanding
prelevant URLs and videos
– To give an assignment
– Post a writing prompt for a blog reflection
Homework 2.0
Using Twitter as a Tool for Engagement: f lMeaningful Interaction
Connect with the World– Because many authors, celebrities, organizations,
and even inanimate objects (i.e. Constitution Phrase of the Day), encourage students to locatePhrase of the Day), encourage students to locate and follow other Twitter users that apply to the material being discussed.
– In a Government class, encourage students to follow an organization or foundation for several weeks while evaluating the group based on theirweeks while evaluating the group based on their tweets. This can later be turned into a report, presentation, discussion...etc.
Homework 2.0
Using Twitter as a Tool for Engagement: Meaningful Engagement: Meaningful
Interaction
Twitter Time : Let’s Post anTwitter Time : Let s Post an Homework Assignment
Using Twitter as a Tool for Engagement: f lMeaningful Interaction
• Retweet
• @ Reply (Public) @username
• Direct message (private) DMusername
Using Twitter as a Tool for f lEngagement: Meaningful Interaction
– To check for understanding
– During instruction, project the Live Twitter Feed onto a screen.
– Throughout instruction, – To engage in class
discussionencourage students to Tweet in questions, thoughts, or observations related to the
l h h– To start a discussionT i f
material. Use #hashtag to organize per class discussion
– Take a poll ; Use ll h– To inform
instruction polleverywhere.com
Classroom 2 0Classroom 2.0
Wh U T i ?Why Use Twitter?
Why Use Twitter ?Why Use Twitter ?"They're more involved and excited with the material."
"By reading and listening to her t eets I'mtweets, I'm reminded of what she spoke about in class. It reinforces the material into my memory."
Why Use Twitter ?Why Use Twitter ?
Students enjoy viewing and sharing content online. Tools that create a connection between the content d d h l i h d l M diand student help motivate the student to learn. Media
when used properly will reinforce classroom discussions and engage students.
Now You Try!Now You Try!
Questions, thoughts, ideas?Q , g ,
ReferencesCostolo, D. (2010). Twitter Now Has 190 Million Users Tweeting 65 Million Times A Day. Conversational Media Summit.
June 8, 2010, New York City. Qtd in Schonfield, E. http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/08/twitter-190-million-users/.
Facebook. (2010). Press Room. http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics.
Galagan, P. (2010). BURP, CHATTER, TWEET: New Sounds in the Classroom. T+D, 64(7), 26-29.
Lenhart, A. (2009). More and More Teens on Cell Phones. Retreived from http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1315/teens-use-of-cell-
phones.
Matteson, A. (2010). Tweacher (n): The Twitter Enhanced Teacher. School Library Monthly, 27(1), 22-23.
Nielsen . (2010, June). How Teens Use Media [Web log post]. Retrieved from
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/reports/nielsen_howteensusemedia_june09.pdf.
Wilson, S.M. (2001.) Review of research in history. In Handbook of research
on teaching, ed. V. Richardson, 527–544. 4th ed. Washington, DC:
American Educational Research Association.
Contact Information Contact Information
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